Proposal Manager

Position Summary: 

The Proposal Manager creates persuasive proposals that outline solutions, products, and services for prospective clients. This role is responsible for researching client needs, understanding market dynamics, and crafting compelling proposals to win new business.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Proposal Development
• Manages the full proposal lifecycle -initiate proposal kick-off meetings; develop outlines, schedules, and overall proposal win strategies while being compliant with company branding policies
• Analyze RFPs to ensure full compliance.
• Write, edit, and revise content in collaboration with technical, finance, and operations teams.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Partner with Sales, Engineering, Solutions, Finance, Legal, Operations and Marketing to assemble relevant inputs.
• Facilitate price to win process with internal stakeholders.
• Ensure alignment with company messaging and core capabilities.
• Quality & Compliance Management
• Maintain proposal templates and content libraries; manage compliance matrices.
• Lead content reviews, address feedback, and coordinate final approval and delivery.
• Process & Tools Oversight
• Develop and update proposal processes, best practices, and tools.
• Maintain a central proposal database and ensure version control.
• Post-Submission
• Facilitate handoff to other teams (product, solutions, finance, etc.) after successful project award.
• Evaluate proposal outcomes; schedule customer debriefs, capture lessons learned for continuous improvement.
• Exercise Freedom of Information Action (FOIA) documentation to house submittal records for continuous improvement and understanding of competitor strategies.
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Core Competencies & Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs) 

• Strategic Writing & Persuasion: Exceptional written and verbal communication; ability to craft messages that resonate with traffic-industry clients.
• Project Management: Proven skills in planning, scheduling, and delivering multi-faceted proposals under tight deadlines.
• Attention to Detail: Strong editing skills; capable of ensuring accuracy and clarity in all deliverables.
• Collaboration & Influence: Effective cross-functional leader, able to drive contributions and feedback.
• Industry & Client Insight: Ability to research and understand traffic-industry trends and client pain points.
• Tool Proficiency: Experience with proposal and content management systems, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and CRM tools.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Communications, Marketing, Engineering, or closely related field.
• 5+ years in proposal or bid management, business development, or closely related roles preferably in traffic, transportation, or infrastructure industry.  
• Demonstrated success managing complex proposals (preferably >$1M business revenue).
• Skilled in deadline-driven writing, editing, coordination, and stakeholder management.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in the traffic industry or transportation engineering industry
• Professional certifications such as APMP, PMP, or equivalent proposal management credentials.
• Familiarity with advanced proposal tools (e.g., Ovidian, RFPIO, Microsoft Dynamics).
• Ability to analyze competitive landscapes, pricing models, and differentiation strategies.

Why Join Us?

You’ll play a pivotal role in winning high-impact traffic projects, shaping proposals that showcase innovative and scalable solutions. Reporting to the Head of Sales, you'll work with cross-functional teams to produce high-quality, compliant, and persuasive documents that directly contribute to business growth.

How do I apply?

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About Us:

We are a global leader in intelligent transport systems with more than 3,500 passionate employees who pioneer, develop, create, install and maintain innovative road traffic and mobility solutions all over the world.

We make our roads smarter, safer and greener. The work we do enables cities, highways authorities and infrastructure operators to create a new world of mobility and makes cities more livable for everyone.

Our solutions range from traffic lights, tolling solutions and tunnel management to software, AI applications and the intelligent networking of all road users.

Become a Traffic Transformer and help us to continue transforming towns and cities all over the world.

Our Commitment:

At Yunex Traffic, the uniqueness of our people is our strength. Our people are at the heart of what we do and every voice, perspective and contribution is valued. The future of mobility needs people who think down different tracks and we empower our people to transform cities all over the world. Join us and make a difference too.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement

Yunex Traffic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.